Google Cloud teamed up with CrowdStrike on 'beyond XDR' security integrations; and an AWS exec dished about its 5G telco cloud aspirations.

The integrations sound a lot like extended detection and response. But Google Cloud VP of Cloud Security Sunil Potti says the end result is beyond XDR.

Dell and VMware reached a spinoff deal; Cisco dropped $100 million on clean climate tech; and Druva bagged a $147 million investment, $2 billion valuation.

Ericsson and Samsung worked through their patent issues; ex-White House cybersecurity advisor Kiersten Todt talks challenges; and this week's SDxCentral 2-Minute Weekly Wrap podcast.

VMware's zero-carbon cloud plan takes off with Microsoft and IBM; Sophos makes the EDR to XDR leap; and IBM adds zero trust and SASE with Zscaler.

The move follows several other EDR vendors that have extended their threat visibility and remediation capabilities beyond endpoints and across customers’ IT environments.

Under the initiative, VMware will connect customers looking for low-carbon services with cloud partners that have committed to achieving zero-carbon clouds.

Rather than starting with networking or security functionality, Juniper is rooting its SASE platform in a unified management platform called Security Director Cloud.

The new Zscaler partnership fits into IBM’s zero-trust, hybrid-work blueprint, and it also marks IBM’s move into SASE.

Intel plunked $3.5 billion into New Mexico foundry; Aryaka acquired Secucloud to expand its SASE platform; and Red Hat opened up StackRox community.

The update not only improves the visibility of services using TLS encryption but boosts network performance tenfold, the WAN optimization vendor claims.

The SD-WAN vendor plans to integrate Secucloud's secure web gateway and cloud-based firewalls into a managed SASE aimed at small to midsize business.

Nokia’s RAN boss reflected on 5G misfires; Dell will sell Boomi for $4 billion; and Data Theorem said security needs a seat at the adults' table.

Apple pledged $430 billion for 5G and jobs; plus the latest executive hirings, promotions, and staff changes.

Palo Alto Networks called EDR a "really stupid idea;" VMware eyed 5G core opportunities; and Nokia plugged a triple-threat enterprise strategy.

European Commissioner Thierry Breton spoke with representatives from both Intel and TSMC this week about ways to reduce reliance on foreign foundries.

Vectra AI joined the unicorn herd; Extreme Networks looks to go big; and IBM acquired Turbonomic.

The private-sector led Ransomware Task Force today issued a report that includes 48 recommendations to combat ransomware, which it says is a $350 million industry.

IBM plans to integrate Turbonomic's application resource management and network monitoring capabilities into a full-stack observability platform.

According to CEO Hitesh Sheth, Vectra will use the new investment to build out its platform and expand its global customer base — and he’s not ruling out acquisitions.

Microsoft's cloud revenue stabilized; Huawei's sales took a dive; and Sysdig secured $188 million in new funding.

Oracle's secure access service edge, delivered in collaboration with Check Point Security, is somewhat unique among competing vendors in that it also part of a larger public cloud offering.

Azure revenue grew 50% year over year during the company’s third quarter of fiscal year 2021, and it grew 50% during the previous quarter.

“Although Prisma Cloud is probably best known for container security, we realize that customers are using a diverse set of form factors for running their cloud-native applications,” Palo Alto